diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/endpoint/routes/metadata/query_builders.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/endpoint/routes/metadata/query_builders.test.ts
index ac1de377124f0..88b141120a904 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/endpoint/routes/metadata/query_builders.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/endpoint/routes/metadata/query_builders.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ describe('query builder', () => {
               },
             },
           ],
+          track_total_hits: true,
         },
         from: 0,
         size: 10,
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ describe('query builder', () => {
                 },
               },
             ],
+            track_total_hits: true,
           },
           from: 0,
           size: 10,
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ describe('query builder', () => {
               },
             },
           ],
+          track_total_hits: true,
         },
         from: 0,
         size: 10,
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ describe('query builder', () => {
                 },
               },
             ],
+            track_total_hits: true,
           },
           from: 0,
           size: 10,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/endpoint/routes/metadata/support/query_strategies.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/endpoint/routes/metadata/support/query_strategies.ts
index f1614cc19e8c8..5c25ff0b99faa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/endpoint/routes/metadata/support/query_strategies.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/endpoint/routes/metadata/support/query_strategies.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ export function metadataQueryStrategyV2(): MetadataQueryStrategy {
         },
       },
     ],
+    extraBodyProperties: {
+      track_total_hits: true,
+    },
     queryResponseToHostListResult: (
       searchResponse: SearchResponse<HostMetadata | HostMetadataDetails>
     ): HostListQueryResult => {